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The necessity of young adult fiction / Deborah Lindsay Williams.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The literary agendaPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: viii, 139 pages; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780192848970
  • 0192848976
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction: Why "kids' books:?" -- Children of the book -- Loving the monsters -- Making bridges -- Reading Harry Potter in Abu Dhabi -- Conclusion.
Summary: The Necessity of Young Adult Fiction argues that YA fiction helps us to think about some of the most pressing problems of the twenty-first century by offering imaginative reconceptualizations about identity, nation, family, and the human relationship to the planet. Using examples from YA fiction that range from the Harry Potter series to Nnedi Okorafor's trilogy set in contemporary Nigeria, this book argues that the cultural work of YA fiction shapes readers' perceptions, making them receptive to -- and invested in -- the possibility of positive social change. The novels examined could all be considered "fantastical," but they offer insights into the real world that all readers -- and particularly young adult readers -- might draw on in order to reimagine social structures and the well-being of the planet. The book is designed to bring readers into the conversation about how we might create cosmopolitan societies that are shaped around conversation and engagement rather than fear and isolation. Each of these novels, in different ways, illustrate the dangers inherent in fundamentalists visions of the world. Through its discussions about the relationships between reading and citizenship, monsters and families, the local and the global, The Necessity of Young Adult Fiction demonstrates that YA fiction is doing some of the most important and creative work in literature today.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 809.3008 W722 Available staining on cover noted 1/17/24 33111011289119
Total holds: 0

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The Necessity of Young Adult Literature argues that YA fiction helps us to think about some of most pressing problems of the twenty-first century by offering imaginative reconceptualizations about identity, nation, family, and the human relationship to the planet. Using examples from YA fiction that range from the Harry Potter series to Nnedi Okorafor's trilogy set in contemporary Nigeria, this book argues that the cultural work of YA fiction shapesreaders perceptions, making them receptive to--and invested in--the possibility of positive social change. Through its discussions about the relationships between reading and citizenship, monsters and families, thelocal and the global, The Necessity of Young Adult Fiction demonstrates that YA fiction is doing some of the most important and creative work in literature today.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-133) and index.

Introduction: Why "kids' books:?" -- Children of the book -- Loving the monsters -- Making bridges -- Reading Harry Potter in Abu Dhabi -- Conclusion.

The Necessity of Young Adult Fiction argues that YA fiction helps us to think about some of the most pressing problems of the twenty-first century by offering imaginative reconceptualizations about identity, nation, family, and the human relationship to the planet. Using examples from YA fiction that range from the Harry Potter series to Nnedi Okorafor's trilogy set in contemporary Nigeria, this book argues that the cultural work of YA fiction shapes readers' perceptions, making them receptive to -- and invested in -- the possibility of positive social change. The novels examined could all be considered "fantastical," but they offer insights into the real world that all readers -- and particularly young adult readers -- might draw on in order to reimagine social structures and the well-being of the planet. The book is designed to bring readers into the conversation about how we might create cosmopolitan societies that are shaped around conversation and engagement rather than fear and isolation. Each of these novels, in different ways, illustrate the dangers inherent in fundamentalists visions of the world. Through its discussions about the relationships between reading and citizenship, monsters and families, the local and the global, The Necessity of Young Adult Fiction demonstrates that YA fiction is doing some of the most important and creative work in literature today.

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